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Winky Wright Eyes Sergio Martinez, Fights Matthew Macklin

By Elie SeckbachFeb 23rd 2011 – 7:00AM

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Golden Boy Promotions' southpaw former world champion Winky Wright will end a nearly two-year ring absence on April 9 when the 39-year-old meets middleweight (160 pounds) Matthew Macklin on...

Video: Shane Mosley Says He's Not Too Old To Beat Manny Pacquiao

By Elie SeckbachFeb 18th 2011 – 6:56AM

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. When eight-division king Manny Pacquiao enters the ring opposite 39-year-old three-division, five-time champion, Shane Mosley, in defense of his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt on May 7,...

Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao Will Knock Out Shane Mosley

By Lem SatterfieldFeb 13th 2011 – 12:49PM

Eight-division king Manny Pacquiao will be the first man to score a knockout against three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley, when the Filipino super star defends his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt against Mosley on May 7, in a Showtime pay per view televised clash from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas,...

Shane Mosley on Manny Pacquiao: 'I Could End It Quick'

By Lem SatterfieldFeb 10th 2011 – 11:12PM

Over the course of a profession that began 18 years ago on Friday, three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley, has lost twice each and battled to one draw against taller fighters with piston-like jabs and solid defensive skills. But the 5-foot-9, Mosley (46-6-1, 39 knockouts) won't be facing such a rival on May 7...

Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana, Robert Guerrero-Michael Katsidis Set

By Lem SatterfieldFeb 10th 2011 – 5:13PM

Southpaw lightweight (135 pounds) Robert Guerrero, of Gilroy, Calif., will meet Australia's Michael Katsidis in an HBO pay per view televised bout on April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the under card of a Golden Boy Promotions main event featuring three-division titlist Erik Morales of Mexico and former WBA interim...

Winky Wright News From the Web

  • 05/31/12 SA title fight shown live on SS Source: SuperSport SuperSport will broadcast live coverage of the title fight between Bongani Mfundisi and Simphiwe Khonco on Saturday night.
  • 05/30/12 Peter Quillin hopes a victory over Winky Wright... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI The Grand Rapids native sometimes starts his day by awaking from not-so-peaceful slumber to find himself throwing combinations, the physical extension of a dream.
  • 04/30/12 Boxing: Former champ Wright training in Phoenix Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Winky Wright (Ronald Lamont Wright) (above, left) is thinking about fighting again.
  • 04/12/12 St. Petersburg boxer Winky Wright returning to ring at... Source: TampaBay.com It has been nearly three years since he stepped into a boxing ring, and in that time Winky Wright has been living like the rest of us: tending to business, mixing in some pleasure — mainly golfing — and spending lots of time with his wife and kids.

Background on Winky Wright

Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright (born November 26, 1971, in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional boxer and the former Undisputed World Light Middleweight Champion.

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